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Berlin L21 Firmware CVE-2017-2721

MEDIUM
Improper Authentication (CWE-287)
2017-11-22 psirt@huawei.com
4.6
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
4.6 MEDIUM
AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Nov 22, 2017 - 19:29 cve.org
MEDIUM 4.6

DescriptionCVE.org

Some Huawei smart phones with software Berlin-L21C10B130,Berlin-L21C185B133,Berlin-L21HNC10B131,Berlin-L21HNC185B140,Berlin-L21HNC432B151,Berlin-L22C636B160,Berlin-L22HNC636B130,Berlin-L22HNC675B150CUSTC675D001,Berlin-L23C605B131,Berlin-L24HNC567B110,FRD-L02C432B120,FRD-L02C635B130,FRD-L02C675B170CUSTC675D001,FRD-L04C567B162,FRD-L04C605B131,FRD-L09C10B130,FRD-L09C185B130,FRD-L09C432B131,FRD-L09C636B130,FRD-L14C567B162,FRD-L19C10B130,FRD-L19C432B131,FRD-L19C636B130 have a factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass security vulnerability. When re-configuring the mobile phone using the factory reset protection (FRP) function, an attacker can login the configuration flow by Swype Keyboard and can perform some operations to update the Google account. As a result, the FRP function is bypassed.

AnalysisAI

Some Huawei smart phones with software. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.6), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Improper Authentication (CWE-287), which allows attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms to gain unauthorized access. Some Huawei smart phones with software Berlin-L21C10B130,Berlin-L21C185B133,Berlin-L21HNC10B131,Berlin-L21HNC185B140,Berlin-L21HNC432B151,Berlin-L22C636B160,Berlin-L22HNC636B130,Berlin-L22HNC675B150CUSTC675D001,Berlin-L23C605B131,Berlin-L24HNC567B110,FRD-L02C432B120,FRD-L02C635B130,FRD-L02C675B170CUSTC675D001,FRD-L04C567B162,FRD-L04C605B131,FRD-L09C10B130,FRD-L09C185B130,FRD-L09C432B131,FRD-L09C636B130,FRD-L14C567B162,FRD-L19C10B130,FRD-L19C432B131,FRD-L19C636B130 have a factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass security vulnerability. When re-configuring the mobile phone using the factory reset protection (FRP) function, an attacker can login the configuration flow by Swype Keyboard and can perform some operations to update the Google account. As a result, the FRP function is bypassed. Affected products include: Huawei Berlin-L21 Firmware, Huawei Berlin-L21Hn Firmware, Huawei Berlin-L22 Firmware, Huawei Berlin-L22Hn Firmware, Huawei Berlin-L23 Firmware.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement multi-factor authentication, enforce strong password policies, use proven authentication frameworks.

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